Diane's Sugar Cookies

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Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 sticks (6 oz./170g) unsalted butter 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 tbsp. milk 2 tbsp. sour cream Zest of 1 lemon

Instructions: 1. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. 2. Cream butter, sugar, sour cream and lemon zest; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, then milk. 3. Gradually, add the sifted dry ingredients to the butter mixture, scraping the bowl as necessary with a rubber spatula and beating only until thoroughly mixed. 4. Divide dough into 2 halves. Wrap each halve with foil or plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for 3 hours or longer. Do not place dough in freezer. 5. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F/200 degrees C. 6. Place one half of dough on lightly floured pastry cloth. Turn dough to flour all sides and roll out to desired thickness. For very large cookies, 1/4-inch. Cut the cookies as you wish. 7. Transfer cookies to ungreased cookie sheets. If cookies are large and thick, place at least 2 inches apart. Sprinkle the tops of the cookies generously with granulated sugar. 8. Bake cookies in preheated oven until lightly browned. Large, thick cookies will need to bake for 10-12 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire cooling racks to cool completely.

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Submitted By: Jen

Date: October 10, 2006

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